Welcome!!
I’m glad to have you join us. Today we continue a message series titled SOUL DETOX. Let me ask, what's chipping away at your soul? What's getting in the way of you becoming the person God created you to be? Over these 4 weeks we are going to explore how we can neutralize damaging influences and embrace clean living through a "Soul Detox."
This week, we look at things that lead to peaceful souls or burdened souls within us, things like obedience,indecision, regret, and loss.
Our church is a community of believers who come together to worship, pray, and learn from each other. We value the importance of family and strive to create an environment where individuals and families can grow closer to God and to each other.
At our church, we believe that everyone has the potential to impact the world. In our programs and ministries, we seek to equip individuals with the knowledge and skills needed to make a difference in our communities and in the world.
So, if you are looking for a church home that seeks to make a positive impact in Rock Hall and the world, we invite you to join us. No matter who you are or where you come from, you are welcome here. We look forward to getting to know you and to growing in our faith together.
If you have any questions or want to discuss your faith journey, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly. My email is gary@yourrockhall.church and my office telephone is 410-639-2144.
Thank you again for joining us.
Pastor Gary
Order of Worship:
Welcome Prayer of Adoration
Opening Worship
Prayer of Confession
Prayers of the People
Message
Soul Detox
Burdened
Closing Worship Next Steps
Find practical ways you can take a first “next step” in your faith journey on our website. Just go to nextsteps.yourrhc.com.
Benediction
Life is much more than an accident. Wherever I go, I believe God needs me there. Wherever I am, I trust God has put me there. He has a purpose for me being there -
Christ, alive in me, wants to do something through me, no matter where I am.
I believe this and go in His grace and His love and His power.
If you would like someone to pray with you, please come and meet one of our ministry leaders at the end of the service.
Songs for Worship
Raum Chapel
144 This Is My Father's World
140 Great Is Thy Faithfulness
710 Faith of Our Fathers
Wesley Chapel
144 This Is My Father's World
287 Love Divine All Loves Excelling
710 Faith of Our Fathers
Rock Hall Church
Word of God Speak
O Lord, You’re Beautiful
The Lord’s Prayer
Message Notes
Soul Detox: Burdened
We aren’t a body with a soul, but a soul with a body.
Psalm 42:5
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me?
Where do we pick up all the burdens?
Our souls are burdened with hurts from our past.
I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. 20 I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me.Lamentations 3:19–20
Our souls are burdened by today’s troubles.
But now trouble comes to you, and you are discouraged; it strikes you, and you are dismayed. Job 4:5
Our souls are burdened with anxiety about the future.
He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. 34 “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to them. “Stay here and keep watch.” Mark 14:33–34
Don’t have to live with a burdened soul!
Although the world is full of suffering, it’s also full of overcoming it. Helen Keller
Psalm 42:5
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
Tell your soul to remember God’s past faithfulness
The thought of my suffering and homelessness is bitter beyond words. 20 I will never forget this awful time, as I grieve over my loss. 21 Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: 22 The faithful love of the LORD never ends! His mercies never cease. 23 Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. Lamentations 3:19–23 NLT
Cry out to the Lord who is with you now
I pour out before him my complaint; before him I tell my trouble. ... 5 I cry to you, LORD; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.” 6 Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me. Psalm 142:2, 5-6
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28–30
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:37–39
Trust in God’s promise for tomorrow.
Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:8–9
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater power with us than with him. 8 With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people gained confidence from what Hezekiah the king of Judah said. 2 Chronicles 32:7–8 NIV
Faithful in the past. Good in the present! With me in the future.
Exported from Logos Bible Software, 6:23 AM June 18, 2023.
This week’s YouVersion Bible Reading Plan:
We are not a body with a soul. We are a soul with a body. While the world rightly teaches us to detox our bodies, sometimes we need to detox our soul. This 35-day plan will help you identify what's chipping away at your soul, and what's getting in the way of you becoming the person who God created you to be. You will learn from God's Word how you can neutralize these damaging influences and embrace clean living for your soul.
This Week's Announcements:
We want to hear from you!
Your Leadership Board wants to hear about your experience in our combined worship services. These responses are completely confidential as we want your honest opinion.
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Meet with Pastor Gary Do you have a question or issue you need to discuss? Pastor Gary is available for pastoral counseling with individuals and couples To schedule, just Click “Meet with Pastor Gary” on our website
Prayer Request Policy Change In order to maintain a more current prayer list, we provide a copy of this past week’s prayer requests. Submit prayer requests using the prayer request cards in the pews or the digital prayer request form on our website: pray.yourrhc.com Please make sure you have permission to share other’s information.
Current Prayer Requests
Revival in our Churches
Our Discernment Process
Our children and youth ministries
Caregivers and first responders
People of Ukraine
Our nation’s leaders
Healing of our nation
Israel and the Middle East
People battling addictions
Single parents and their kids
Pastor Gary & Family
Joe & Cheryl Holliday
Dickie & Bettie Porter
Eddie & Rosalie Kuechler
Karen & Mark Weller
Dean & Anna Mae Wood
Frank & Mariann Dulin
Michael Geibel
Chase Dolgos
Mark Lusby
Rick Reedy
Patricia Brown
Hubbard Kendall
Bill Carroll
Philip Schwenger
Marge Kelley
Joan Melvin
Elmer Gustafson
Maria Coakley
Jean & Jerry Spence
Eric Price
Teresa Robertson
Bonnie Kellas
John Caraway
Joyce Kennedy
Stephen Kogler
Joanne Carson
John Beauchamp
Active Military & their families including:
Trevion Hopkins
Kyle Schauber
Brock Willey
Makenzie Williams
Steve McCarthy
Tristan Hague
Dakota Collison
Geoffrey Andersen
John Pettit
Jonathan Conner
Dante Spagnolo
Ben Coppage
Homebound:
Phyllis Dierker
Edna Cox
Ann Leary
Jackie Price Williams
This week's prayer focus:
Join us in focused and specific prayer for our church, our community, and our world. Be prepared to see God do great things as we collectively turn to Him in prayer.
Sunday - Our Mission: God, grant boldness and opportunities for us to share the Gospel with others. Ephesians 6:19
Monday - Our Church: God, help us be financially responsible and good stewards of the blessings You’ve provided. Malachi 3:10
Tuesday - Our Leadership: God, allow nothing to hinder our ministers and volunteers from Your calling on their lives. Nehemiah 6:3
Wednesday - Families: God, help us recognize the importance of first making disciples of Christ in our homes. Proverbs 22:6
Thursday - Our Community: God, we ask for your healing of the broken structures and systems in our community. 2 Chronicles 7:14
Friday - Children/Youth: God, help our young people humbly submit to and honor those in authority over them. Ephesians 6:1-3
Saturday - Adults: God, cause our adults to humble themselves and seek Your face. 2 Chronicles 7:14
This week’s events:
Sunday
8:30 am - Worship Celebration @Raum Chapel
9:30 am - Worship Celebration @Wesley Chapel
11:00 am - Worship Celebration @Rock Hall Church
Monday
6:00 pm - Women of the Rock @Wesley Chapel
6:30 pm - Women’s Small Group @The Priddy’s
7:00 pm - Men’s Small Group @Charge Office
Tuesday
7:00 pm - Small Group Bible Study @Charge Office
Wednesday
6:30 pm - Youth Group
Sunday
8:30 am - Worship Celebration @Raum Chapel
9:30 am - Worship Celebration @Wesley Chapel
Church Meeting following Worship
11:00 am - Worship Celebration @Rock Hall Church
Church Meeting following Worship
